Tennessee's Jordan McRae (52) goes up for a basket against Mississippi State's Craig Sword in the SEC Tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on March 14.

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Brendan F. Quinn
Knoxville News Sentinel

Jordan McRae departed from Knoxville on Friday for a weekend jaunt to Las Vegas. We will spare you the luck clichés. It takes skill, not luck, to impress the bevy of NBA scouts on hand at the LeBron James Skills Academy.

"What else can you ask for?" McRae said earlier this week. "(You're) playing in front of everybody. They're watching you do skill work, watching you play games, watching you walk around. Anything you want, it's right there. It's up to you to go get it." ...